A. Warehouse developments shall provide a solid decorative wall(s) of at least ten feet (10') in height when abutting any sensitive receptors. Sensitive receptors for purposes of this section shall be defined as any residence including private homes, condominiums, apartments, and living quarters, schools, preschools, daycare centers, in-home daycares, hospitals, long-term care facilities, retirement and nursing homes, community centers, places of worship, parks (excluding trails), and dormitories. The exterior treatment of the wall(s) shall be decorative or painted.
B. Unless physically impossible, loading docks and truck entries shall be oriented away from abutting sensitive receptors. To the greatest extent feasible, loading docks, truck entries, and truck drive aisles shall be located away from nearby sensitive receptors. In making feasibility decisions, the City must comply with existing laws and regulations and balance public safety and the site development's potential impacts to nearby sensitive receptors. Therefore, loading docks, truck entries, and drive aisles may be located nearby sensitive receptors at the discretion of the Planning Commission, but any such site design shall include measures designed to minimize overall impacts to nearby sensitive receptors.
C. Trees shall be used as part of the solid screen buffering treatment for any adjacent residential properties or properties with sensitive receptors. Trees used for this purpose shall be evergreen, drought-tolerant, minimum 36-inch box size, and shall be spaced no greater than forty (40)-feet on center. Palm trees shall not be used for screening purposes. The property owner and any successors in interest shall maintain these trees for the duration of ownership ensuring any unhealthy or dead trees are replaced timely as needed.
D. Trees shall be installed in automobile (passenger vehicle) parking areas to provide at least thirty five percent (35%) shade cover of parking areas within fifteen (15) years. This requirement is in addition to the applicable standard design requirements for parking lot landscape and related improvements. Trees shall be planted that are capable of implementing this requirement. (Ord. 2955, 2023)